(Any 5 points 2 mks)
( 10 mks)
23.
(a)
What role
does the Queen of England play
in relation to the British
Government
(i)
At the end of
elections. The monarch invites the leader of party
with the majority votes in the House
of commons to form
the
Government/ invites the prime minister to form
the government
(ii)
The Monarch formality opens
parliament at the beginning of a
new sessic
(iii)
The monarch is the
legal head of the state and the
symbol of
national
(iv)
Before a bill
becomes law
the monarch gives the Royal assent
(v)
The monarch has the powers to
officially to dissolve the
parliament at the
end
of its tenure of office.
(b)
Describe the functions
of the
British parliament
(i)
The British parliament discusses
and makes
laws it
also amends
laws when
need arises
(ii)
Parliament controls
Government expenditure the
approval of
parliament is
mandatory
for all Government expenditure
(iii)
Parliament approves the government budget and ways of raising
money
(iv)
It directs the
government/ foreign policy and keeps development
programmes on track
(v)
It checks the powers of the executive to ensure that the rule of law
is maintained/ can pass a vote of no confidence.
(vi)
House of lords sits as
the final court of appeal
mostly in simple
cases
(vii)
Discusses/ debates
issues
of national
interest
(Any 5 points 1 mk x 1 mk
= ( 5 mks)
K.C.S.E HISTORY & GOVERNMENT PAPER 1 2000
1.
Ways in which the Akamba interacted with the Agikuyu in the pre- colonial
period
(i)
Trading activities
(ii)
Intermarriages
(2 mks)
2.
Economic reasons why the cushites migrated from their original homeland
Kenya
(i)
They were running away due to cattle disease which were interfering
with their cattle keeping economic activity
(ii)
They were running away to look for better farming lands as there was
drought in the area of origin.
( 2 mks)
3.
Why the Mijikenda lived in the Kaya
To enhance their security as they could not easily be attacked when they were
living together in the settlement.
4.
Factors which enabled traders from
Arabia to come to Kenyan coast
(i)
The Indian ocean provided the highway through
which the traders
traveled
(ii)
The traders had the skills of harnessing the monsoon winds ( Trade
winds) They knew what times of the
year to come
to the Kenyan
coast and what times to go back
(iii)
The traders had marine technology e.g. had ship
–
building technology
and knew how to use the compass for the navigation of the ocean.
5.
Early urban
centers along the
Kenyan coast were built on islands
For
security reasons as they could easily see the enemies as they approached by
sea
( 1 mk)
6.
The Portuguese were able to conquer the coastal settlement by 1500 because
(i)
They had strong ships called carracks which they used to attack the
Arabs who used dhows
(ii)
The people
along the coast were
disunited e.g.
Malindi
and
Mombasa were arch- enemies
(iii)
The Portuguese
got reinforcements from Goa their base in India and
also from Portugal
(iv)
The Portuguese were well trained and better organized
( 2 mk)
7.
Ways which Christianity
undermined African culture in Kenya
(i)
For it
preached against African customs e.g. polygamy and female circumcision
.
